Tag: 2 Enoch

Chapter 45 God shows how he does not want from men sacrifices, nor burnt-offerings, but pure and contrite hearts 1 Whoever hastens to make offerings before the Lord’s face, the Lord for his part will hasten that offering by granting of his work. 2 But whoever increases his lamp before the Lord’s fac...

Chapter 55 Here Enoch shows his sons, telling them with tears, that the time has approached for him to be taken up into heaven, as the angels are standing before him 1 My children, behold, the day of my term and time have approached. 2 For the angels who shall go with me are standing before me and u...

Chapter 18 Of the taking of Enoch on to the fifth heaven 1 The men took me on to the fifth heaven and placed me, and there I saw many and countless soldiers, called Grigori, of human appearance, and their size was greater than that of great giants and their faces withered, and the silence of their m...

Chapter 28 The week in which God showed Enoch all his wisdom and power, throughout all the seven days, how he created all the heavenly and earthly forces and all moving things even down to man 1 And then I made firm the heavenly circle, and made that the lower water which is under heaven collect its...

Chapter 41 Of how Enoch lamented Adam’s sin 1 And I saw all forefathers from all time with Adam and Eva, and I sighed and broke into tears and said of the ruin of their dishonour: 2 Woe is me for my infirmity and for that of my forefathers, and thought in my heart and said: 3 Blessed is the man who ...

Chapter 51 Enoch instructs his sons, that they hide not treasures in the earth, but bids them give alms to the poor 1 Stretch out your hands to the poor according to your strength. 2 Hide not your silver in the earth. 3 Help the faithful man in affliction, and affliction will not find you in the tim...

Chapter 35 God leaves one righteous man of Enoch’s tribe with his whole house, who did God’s pleasure according to his will 1 Behold from their seed shall arise another generation, much afterwards, but of them many will be very insatiate. 2 He who raises that generation, shall reveal to them the boo...

Chapter 42 Of how Enoch saw the key-holders and guards of the gates of hell standing 1 I saw the key-holders and guards of the gates of hell standing, like great serpents, and their faces like extinguishing lamps, and their eyes of fire, their sharp teeth, and I saw all the Lord’s works, how they ar...

Chapter 34 God convicts the idolaters and sodomitic fornicators, and therefore brings down a deluge upon them 1 They have rejected my commandments and my yoke, worthless seed has come up, not fearing God, and they would not bow down to me, but have begun to bow down to vain gods, and denied my unity...

Chapter 54 Enoch instructs his sons, that they should hand the books to others also 1 At that time, not understanding this let these books which I have given you be for an inheritance of your peace. 2 Hand them to all who want them, and instruct them, that they may see the Lord’s very great and marv...

Chapter 23 Of Enoch’s writing, how he wrote his wonderful jouneyings and the heavenly hosts and himself wrote three hundred and sixty-six books 1 And he was telling me all the works of heaven, earth and sea, and all the elements, their passages and goings, and the thunderings of the thunders, the su...

Chapter 50 Of how none born on earth can remain hidden nor his work remain concealed, but God bids us to be meek, to endure attack and insult, and not to offend widows and orphans 1 I have put every man’s work in writing and none born on earth can remain hidden nor his works remain concealed. 2 I se...